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This stereo is not great…what is the easiest upgrade that would make the biggest impact? I know nothing about stereos. I mean nothing.
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I assume nothing, especially b/c you say you know nothing.
Have you adjusted the bass / mid / treble settings?
Have you adjusted the bass / mid / treble settings?
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Yes, I’ve done that. Now do I swap speakers? Would that help? I‘ve read all the post about speakers, amps, new dsp, bass blockers, cross overs, fuses, amps, speaker boxes…I have no clue what most of those even do. I’m looking for fast and easy. If that is not possible I’ll head to a car stereo shop. Just hoping some of the experts can give advice to a novice.
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Went through the same thing. Wanted easy. Ended up doing the dash speakers, 6.5" mabett pods and 6.5" speakers in the rear, key 500.1 amp, kicker comp+ 8" sub, and killmat over everything and the sub box twice. Extremely happy with the results.
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What speakers up front? I keep seeing focal?
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The vast majority of the posts are those of us who have the base audio system, which is much worse than the B&O system.
There isn’t a whole lot you can do with the B&O system without spending a ton of money on it. Replacing the 4” speakers makes sense. But anything after that will get pricey in a hurry and suddenly you’re spending $1000+ while ripping out all the interior trim pieces.
There isn’t a whole lot you can do with the B&O system without spending a ton of money on it. Replacing the 4” speakers makes sense. But anything after that will get pricey in a hurry and suddenly you’re spending $1000+ while ripping out all the interior trim pieces.
That’s like asking what kind of tires you should buy. Your gonna get a million different answers and non of them are necessarily wrong. Go down to a car audio shop and listen to the popular brands. Everyone’s ears are different.
For example I started with Focals up front, but found them extremely bright. Not pleasant to my ears. Work great for my rear pods though. Like you said, the Focals are very popular and will never argue with anyone who loves them, they just weren’t for me.
I have the B&O on my WT MIC and I think it’s great. It’s not as good as the 19 speaker Harman Kardon in my Ram, but that one is pretty exceptional.
And yes, the B&O needs an upgrade. The speakers are garbage. It’s not hard or expensive to swap the speakers and worth every penny. If you want to get serious swap the sub for a real one and add a small amp. Plenty of threads out there that walk you through it.
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just looking for recommendations From the folks that have done this. So what did you end up with up front?
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I think this is the issue, there are PLENTY of threads out there. I'm in the same boat as others in that its hard to make heads or tails of what would give you the best bang without simply pulling it all out. I have a WT with the B&O (but only because I wanted ACC), it doesn't suck, but I'd like more without putting a tailgate sub in. What I've gathered so far is:
Dynamat everywhere
Polyfill in the rear pods and sub enclosure
Leave the kick panel speakers
Change the dash with KS or C1s
Get a woofer for the center, but not a coaxial
KickerKey 500.1 and a Kicker 8" in the stock enclosure
Then I think:
KickerKey 200.4?
PlugandPLayKits harness?
Then it starts to fall off pretty quickly... and I know a fair bit about stereos, but I've been out of the game for a while...
Here is my install thread.
https://www.bronco6g.com/forum/threads/b-o-sound-system-complete-upgrade-done-✅.41031/
I went through several brands before settling on JL and Focal combo. I have a hard time saying use exactly what I did, but I can say I’m extremely happy with my results, and countless people have told me the same after they followed along. There have also been people who were more budget conscious, and used cheap kickers etc, and were happy as well. Basically anything on the shelves is better than the cheap paper speakers Ford gave you.
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I did JL-C1
If you are looking for bare bones effort and cost upgrade, just replace the two dash speakers with a pair that does well in the high range. It'll really bring the music to life as the Bronco B&O is missing the highs pretty badly IMO. I threw in some Alpine S-S40 for under $100 and the difference was VERY noticeable without having to change anything else. Night and day difference.
Great cheap way to get started.
Great cheap way to get started.
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Yes Thank you!
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